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,, 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1922.

Application filed September 24, 1920. Serial No. 412,55a.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JASPER FRED SNinnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clare, in the county of Clare and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Needles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a needle, and more particularly to the class of needle eyes.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a needle, wherein the eye for the reception of the lacing is constructed in a novel manner adapting it for a single or a double thread and at the same time avoiding any possibility of the bulging of the thread or lacing at the butt end of the needle, thereby assuring the easy slipping of the needle through a piece of work without the possibility of the catching of the threads of the fabric or the fibres of the piece of work during the sewing operation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a needle of this character wherein the eye thereof opens through diametrically opposite sides of the shank of the needle and is also extended longitudinally to intersect the butt end of said needle, thereby assuring the easy threading of the needle as the thread or lacing can be conveniently passed through the butt end and open side of the shank of the needle and when the thread or lacing is drawn taut it will be prevented from slipping in the eye so that there is little possibility of the said thread or lacing becoming disengaged from the needle when in the act of sewing and the latter may be used for sewing with a single thread or a double thread as the occasion may require.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a needle of this character, wherein the eye for the thread is of novel form so that variable sizes of threads can be used, the needle being adaptable for the lacing of belt and is extremely useful for heavy work.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a needle with a thread eye which facilitates the attachment of the sewing thread to the needle as the eye is of suflicient size to afford a large opening through which the thread may be readily passed and which when subjected to the ordinary tension developed in the operation of sewing will securely hold the thread.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the features of construction and combination as will be hereinafter set forth in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawing and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of a needle showing the eye constructed in accordance with the invention with a thread mounted therein.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation looking toward the side of the needle.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view showing by full lines the thread eye in the needle, and by dotted lines the thread engaged therein.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a portion of the needle having the eye but not threaded.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the needle looking toward the butt end thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail A designates the needle such as is used for hand sewing and is formed with a curved pointed end B as usual. The needle A may be of any desirable size and in this instance the major portion of the shank 10 thereof is straight, yet the same may be curved to meet the requirements according to the various uses thereof as the occasion may demand.

The head or butt end 11 of the shank 10 of the needle A is formed with a transverse eye l2 opening through diametrically opposite sides of the shank 10 and communicating with a centrallongitudinally disposed mouth or entrance opening 13 which extends through the butt extremity of the shank 10 for permitting the passing of the thread or lacing 14E into the eye 12 in a manner presently described.

Formed medially in the eye 12 is a transverse web 15 constituting a bridge about which is adapted to be trained the thread or lacing 14 in a manner as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

The web 15 is formed with a concaved surface 16 to provide a channel for the thread or lacing 1% when trained through the eye and about said web or bridge 15, while the inner edge 17 of the latter is sharp to bind on the thread or lacing 14: when the latter is trained about the bridge to effect a kink or bight 18 in said thread or lacing to avoid possibility of the slipping of the same in the eye 12 when engaged in'the needle A.

In the threading oi the needle the thread or lacing 1 1 is passed through the mouth of entrance opening 13 into the eye 12 and thence from one side of the bridge 15 to the other side thereof so as to be trained over the said bridge and finally reve'rselydirected through the entrance or mouth 13 as is clearly shown by full lines in Fig. 1 and by dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawing. WVhen the needle has been threaded as before-described the thread or lacing 14 when drawn taut or subjectedto tension will not pullout'oi the eye 12m slip therein. 7

It will be apparent that the thread or lacing 14 when engaged in the eye 12 will be confined within the latter and by this eye opening through opposite sides of the shank 10 ofthe needle, the said thread or lacingl can be readily manipulated by hand of the user for eonvenient'threading of the eye in the needle.

It is also apparent that the needle may be used for sewing with a single or double thread as may be desired. Furthermore, by reason of the formation of this eye in the shank of the needle the thread cannot become wedged in the fabric or piece of Work during the operation of sewing.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of use of the needle will be clearly understood andtherefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is:

A needle, comprising a shank having a central passage with a wall closed on all sides and opening through one end otsaid shank, and also a transverse slot formingan eye intersecting said passage and opening through opposite sides ofthe shank, and a cross web intermediate the length of the slot and centrallylocated relative to the passage.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

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